Stark and vibrant, the two halves of this sutured book expose the Frankenstein-like scars of the assemblage we call ��uman.��BR>
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In ��nother Governess��a woman in a decaying manor tries to piece together her own story. In ��he Least Blacksmith��a man cannot help but fail his older brother as they struggle to run their
father's forge.�
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Each of the stories stands alone, sharing neither characters nor settings. But together, they ask the same question: What are the wages of being? The relentless darkness of these tales is
punctured by hope��he violent hope of the speaking subject.
